Blue and Green Cities: The Role of Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources

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This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi From Traditional Grey Infrastructure to Blue-Green Infrastructure (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 1-41 Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 43-61 Adaptive Management and Blue-Green Infrastructure (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 63-98 Copenhagen Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 99-126 New York City Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 127-152 Philadelphia Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 153-181 Rotterdam Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 183-204 Singapore Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 205-230 Washington D.C. Becoming a Blue-Green City (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 231-263 Mini Case Studies of Cities Implementing Blue-Green Infrastructure (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 265-289 Best Practices (Robert C. Brears)....Pages 291-301 Back Matter ....Pages 303-318